After being organized in Beijing for 2 years, a Craft Brewing seminar was held in Chengdu on May 13th. It introduced the characteristic and technology of world craft brewery and the usage of hops, (specialty) malts and yeast. Guest speakers: – Georg Drexler, Barth Innovations [Hops] – Christophe Teste, Fermentis [Yeast] – Andreas Richter, Weyermann

Dieter Vanonckelen, Belgian Craft Brewery aka Chengdu Beer “China is ready for craft beer” China is is by far the world’s number one beer consuming & producing country. A growing number of Chinese beer lovers is learning to appreciate special beers over ordinary factory beer. Craft beer is definitely on the up in China, says

After our interviews with Benjamin Erdmann (Diplom. Brew Master Paulaner Bräuhaus Chengdu) and Mike Sherretz (Founder of My Homebrew Store), we continue our interview series to share insights and information. This time we fired questions at Kathryn Grant, Managing Editor of Hops Magazine, the only exclusively focused beer magazine in China that aims towards the

Since we are passionate about beer/ beer culture, we share insights, experience and information. We’ve interviewed Mike Sherretz, Founder of My Homebrew Store, a shop in Shanghai that supplies wine & beer brewing goods to clients in China. He is an educator and a scientist with a mission to provide the resources in knowledge and

You are probably familiar with the fact that Chinese prefer drinking hot liquids, since they believe that cold liquids are detrimental to your health. So what are the options for a Chengdu beer lover? The first one of course is to drink it at room temperature- which by the way is pretty standard). The second

1) The dried ripe (esp female) flowers of the hop plant Humulus lupulus, used primarily as a flavoring and stability agent in beer (to give a bitter, tangy taste). 2) The most important English magazine in China dedicated to beer culture. Coverage: the evolving beer market, science of brewing, beer venues/ events, knowledge of the

BEIJING, China (July 31, 2012) – Innovators of craft brewing in China, Beijing’s Great Leap Brewing and Shanghai’s Boxing Cat Brewery are offering customers a unique opportunity to taste the first collaboration between two craft breweries in China, the Yunnan Amber. Great Leap Brewing announced today that the Yunnan Amber will be available at Boxing

In the fields of Tildonk, near Leuven, hosts a unique brewery that we visited last week. Why is it unique? Because it’s 99% self-sustainable! How is this possible? Well, by combining a farm and a brewery. Three years ago, Andre Janssens needed a challenge and started with the idea of brewing and farming at the same